Sniffen & Spellman is pleased to welcome two
new additions to our firm:

Jason C. Taylor graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of South Florida and received his Juris Doctor from Florida State University.  He is a member of The Florida Bar as well as The Georgia Bar.  Mr. Taylor is admitted to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida.

Mr. Taylor practices in the areas of Labor and Employment Law, Administrative Law, Appellate Law, Civil Rights Defense, Construction Litigation, Automobile and Transportation Liability Defense, Bad Faith and Insurance Coverage Defense, and Premises Liability.

Elizabeth Lee Davis is firm administrator of Sniffen & Spellman.  Ms. Davis graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree cum laude, from Florida State University and is a Certified Legal Manager as designated by the Association of Legal Administrators. 

Ms. Davis is currently the Secretary of the Legal Administrators Association of Tallahassee, has served as President, and been an active board member since its inception in 1997.  She has also served as President and board member of the Capital Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators.  Ms. Davis has over 25 years of experience in the legal management profession.

Martindale-Hubbell’s Bar Registry of Preeminent Lawyers

Robert J. Sniffen was named to Martindale-Hubbell’s Bar Registry of Preeminent Lawyers.   America’s most exclusive directory of lawyers for more than 90 years, The Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers lists only those select lawyers and law firms that have earned the AV® certification rating in the Martindale-Hubbell® Law Directory, and been designated by their colleagues as preeminent in their field.

Super Lawyers: Top 100, Top 5%, and Rising Stars

Super Lawyers magazine names attorneys in each state who received the highest ranking through peer nominations, evaluations and third party research.  Five percent of the total lawyers in the state are selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers.  Rising Stars names the state's top up-and-coming attorneys.  No more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are named to the Super Lawyers Rising Star list.

Robert J. Sniffen was selected by Super Lawyers Magazine as one of the top 100 lawyers in the State of Florida in all practice areas as well as a top attorney in Labor and Employment Law.

Michael P. Spellman was selected by Super Lawyers Magazine as one of the top attorneys in Labor and Employment Law.

Terry J. Harmon was selected by Super Lawyers Magazine as a Florida Rising Star.

Florida Trend Magazine’s “Legal Elite”

Robert J. Sniffen and Michael P. Spellman have been named to Florida Trend Magazine’s “Legal Elite” in Labor and Employment Law.   Florida Trend's Florida Legal Elite 2010 recognizes the top tier of attorneys practicing in Florida as chosen by their colleagues.  The 2010 list of 1,160 attorneys represents approximately 1.8% of the over 64,000 active Florida Bar members who practice in the state

Spellman Appointed as Vice Chair to the Federal Court Practice Committee

Michael P. Spellman has been appointed Vice Chair of the Federal Court Practice Committee.  The Federal Court Practice Committee serves as the Bar’s liaison to the federal courts, the standing committees of the Federal Judicial Conference, and to chapters of the Federal Bar Association in Florida, and those committees of the Florida Bar interested in federal practice. The committee reviews proposed changes to the federal rules, including all local rules.  The committee publishes the Florida Federal Court Judges’ Practice Guide which describes the practices of individual federal judges in all three districts.

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